Spring-hub.



G. H. DAVIS.

SPRING vHUB.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.22,1910.

Patented June 11, 1912.

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GEORGE H. DAVIS, OF ADVANCE, MISSOURI.

SPRING-HUB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 22, 1910. 'seriai'no. 598,783.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. DAVIS, residii g at Advance, in the county of Stod- (lard and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in SpriugHubs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to resilient wheels for vehicles and especially to. a spring hub for same, designed to absorb shocks incident to such wheels when passing over rough roads. 1

. The object of the invention is to provide 'a wheel for automobiles and other vehicles having a resilient hub, thereby permitting the'use of solid rubber or inelastic tires on receiving the axle of a vehicle.

the wheels.

Another object of the invention is to provide a resilient wheel of simple and durable construction, which will be inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in- View, the invention consists in certain combina-' tions and arrangements-of the parts, as will be more fully understood as the description proceeds. I y

The preferred embodiment of myinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this sperification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

-Figure l is a side elevation illustrating my invention, parts being broken away to more clearly show the construction, Fig. 2

is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. l and Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view. of the springs connecting the bushing and ring. 7

Referring to the drawings. 1 represents a bushing having therein an aperture 2 for into the periphery of the bushing are a plurality of equally spaced threaded eyebolts 3, to each of which is connected apair of springs. The springs from the adjacent eye-bolts 3, incline toward eachother forming substantially a V and have their outer ends connected to a plurality of spring'eye-bolts 4, secured in a ring 5 which carries the spokes of the wheel. -The spring eye-bolts 4 are received by inwardly tapering apertures 6 n the inner periphery Screwed I of the ring 5, and said apertures terminate 1n recesses 7 extending transversely through the ring for receiving a pair of nuts 8 on the threaded end of the spring eye-bolts. The springsconnected to the eye-bolts 3 and at, consist of oppositely disposed elongated Patented June 11 1912.

,U-shaped members 9 which pass through coiled springs 10 of proper strength and have at their free ends outwardly turned hooks 1.1, for engaging-the ends of the coil springs.

' Rigidly fastened to the ends of the bushingv 1, by'through bolts 12..or in any suitable manner, are circular plates 13 which overlap the inner periphery of the ring 5 and are provided with apertures 14 alining with the aperture 2 in the bushing.

From the foregoing'description taken in connection with the drawings, it is apparent that the weight of the vehicle is supported by the coil springs on the upper side of the bushing, and thatithe ring is permitted to slide between thfiicircular plates fastened to the ends of the bushing.

Although the elements, shown and described, are well adapted to accomplish the purpose for which they are intended, it is to be understood that slight changes in the form, proportion and minor details of con- ..struction may be resorted to w thout departing from the spirit'of the inventionn Having fully described my invention,

what I claim anddesire to secure byLetters Patent is. y

1. In a spring hub, the combination with a bushing, having a central opening therein, a plurality of radially extending eye bolts removably carried by said bushing, an inner ed in said openings nuts mounted in said depression upon said eye bolts-adapted to adjustably retain the same in said open ngs,

said eye bolts. z

2. In a spring hub, the combination. wlth a plurality of radially extending eyebolts and convergent sprmgs interposed between i 110.5

. a bushing, having a central opening therein,

removably carried by said bushing, an'inn'er rim spaced from said bushing, said innerrim being provided with a plurality of rectangular depressions in one vertical face thereof, said depressions copersting with an opening extending from the same to i terior surface of the inner rim, said 0pe11- ing being flured toward said bushing, eye bolts mounted in. said openings, nuts mounted in said depression upon said eye bolts adapted to adjustabiy retain the same in 10 said openings, and convergent springs in- Mei-paged between said eye bolts, each eye i bolt 01 the inner rim having two springs i secured thereto.

i In iesiiniony vi nereof I affix my signature I in pwsence of two Witnesses.

' GEORGE H. DAVIS.

Witnesses J. R. 'CROY, 2T- L. DA VIS- 

